Giant regions of the mantle where seismic waves slow down may have formed from subducted ocean crust, a new study finds.

Giant regions of the mantle where seismic waves slow down may have formed from subducted ocean crust, a new study finds.

The proposed agreement would cede the Indian Ocean islands - which house a strategically important joint US-UK military base - to Mauritius, which has claimed sovereignty over them. The military ...

The body of a man was found trapped under one of thousands of trees ripped up by winds of up to 230 kilometres (143 miles) per hour that tore across the island of some 900,000 people on Friday ...

PARIS (AP) — French police said at least three people were killed when a tropical storm packing fierce winds and torrential rains thumped the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion on Friday.

"We called all the neighbours and really tried to rescue her, but we couldn't." The east and north of the island bore the brunt of the damage. - 'Never been so scared' - Fierce winds damaged the ...

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(CNN) — Tropical cyclone Garance made landfall on the French Indian Ocean territory of Réunion ... on the northern coast of the mountainous island, France’s meteorological agency said.